The Bank of England raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 2.25 per cent on Thursday, setting out the prospect of a further big increase in November to bring inflation under control.
The move takes the BoE’s benchmark rate to its highest level since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008. However, the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee held back from the even more aggressive approach adopted by peers at the European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve.
The Fed implemented a third successive 0.75 percentage point increase this week.
您已閱讀14%（559字），剩餘86%（3333字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。
